Tencent has acknowledged for the first time that they are negotiating with Apple regarding the revenue sharing of WeChat mini-games, which could have a significant impact on China Mobile's developer ecosystem. Tencent's Chief Strategy Officer James Mitchell told analysts during a earnings conference call that the company is exploring ways to offer in-app purchases through Apple's iOS payment system, which would enable Apple to begin taking a cut from in-game transactions. Mitchell said on Wednesday that Tencent is currently not making money from purchases made within mini-games through iOS, and is discussing whether it might be possible to enable the functionality, which would benefit developers, users, Apple and Tencent. "We want to offer this type of service in an economically sustainable and fair way. So it's an ongoing discussion and we hope that the discussions will have positive results, Mitchell said. "But if discussions don't go forward, we will maintain the status quo."